New Mexico

Foreign registration · Form MBCA-12

New Mexico Corporation Foreign Registration in Maine

To do business in Maine, a corporation formed in New Mexico registers there on Form MBCA-12, with $250 in state fees and a $50 required expedite. Maine may ask for New Mexico's Certificate of Good Standing and Compliance ($50). We file it with the Secretary of State, Division of Corporations, UCC and Commissions from your New Mexico records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

New Mexico and Maine side by side

	New Mexico formed here	Maine registering here
Document	New Mexico Certificate of Good Standing and Compliance	Form MBCA-12, Application for Authority to do Business
State fee	$50	$250 at order
How it is handled	New Mexico: online	Filed with Maine
Required expedite		$50 at order (24 hours)
Faster options		same-day $100
Office	New Mexico Secretary of State, Business Services Division	Maine Secretary of State, Division of Corporations, UCC and Commissions
Official page	enterprise.sos.nm.gov	maine.gov
Yearly filing	Biennial Corporate Report, $25, every two years	Annual Report, $150, every year
Due	April 15 for calendar-year filers, every 2 years	June 1
Late yearly filing	$200 late fee	$50 late fee
Agent	Your New Mexico registered agent	Our Maine registered agent

How New Mexico companies register with Maine

We prepare and file Form MBCA-12
It lists us as your Maine registered agent, next to your New Mexico name and formation date. If Maine wants the New Mexico certificate, it is ordered first. Once Maine approves it, the New Mexico company can do business there.

Will your New Mexico name work for Maine?

We check your exact New Mexico name against Maine's records before filing.

Your Maine agent and the New Mexico one

New Mexico and Maine both call it a registered agent. Maine papers come to us; New Mexico's agent is unchanged.

Yearly filings: Maine and New Mexico

New Mexico wants the Biennial Corporate Report every two years ($25); Maine wants the Annual Report every year ($150). Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, New Mexico to Maine

An LLC formed in New Mexico files Form MLLC-12 with Maine ($250 in state fees and the $50 required expedite, the same, plus the Certificate of Good Standing and Compliance). See the LLC filing.

The other way: Maine into New Mexico

A corporation formed in Maine that registers with New Mexico files New Mexico's registration (no form number) with $200 in state fees. See that filing.

Questions New Mexico owners ask about Maine

Does my New Mexico company need to register in Maine?

Yes, once a New Mexico business operates there; Maine law lists 13 activities that do not count on their own.

Is this a certificate of authority?

Yes: Maine issues one to New Mexico corporations once the form is approved.

How much does the Maine registration cost?

$499 at checkout, including the $50 required expedite; Maine may also want New Mexico's Certificate of Good Standing and Compliance, at extra cost.

How long does the Maine registration take?

24 hours with Maine's required expedite, plus time for New Mexico's certificate if Maine asks for it. Faster state options: same-day $100.

What are the yearly costs for New Mexico and Maine?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), New Mexico's report ($25, every two years) and Maine's report ($150).

What if I don't register with Maine?

A New Mexico company cannot sue in court there until it registers, and Maine can add up to $500 for each year or part of a year.

Does Maine require a registered agent?

Yes: the New Mexico registered agent stays, and ours covers Maine for year one.

Can I form a new Maine corporation instead?

Yes, but New Mexico keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Maine's Annual Report ($85), and the original keeps New Mexico's Biennial Corporate Report.

How do I withdraw from Maine later?

New Mexico companies leave by filing an Application of Withdrawal; until then, Maine's report stays due alongside New Mexico's filings.

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